Orlando Furioso: a New Verse Translation |
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Author:
| Ariosto, Ludovico. |
Translator:
| Slavitt, David R. |
Introduction by:
| Ross, Charles S. |
ISBN: | 978-0-674-06012-8 |
Publication Date: | May 2011 |
Publisher: | Harvard University Press
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Imprint: | Belknap Press |
Book Format: | Paperback |
List Price: | USD $32.00 |
Book Description:
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With this lively new verse translation of one of the great literary achievements of the Italian Renaissance, Slavitt introduces readers to Ariosto's now-neglected masterpiece--a poem whose impact on Western literature can scarcely be exaggerated. Slavitt's translation captures the energy, comedy, and great fun of Ariosto's Italian.
With this lively new verse translation of one of the great literary achievements of the Italian Renaissance, Slavitt introduces readers to Ariosto's now-neglected masterpiece--a poem whose impact on Western literature can scarcely be exaggerated. Slavitt's translation captures the energy, comedy, and great fun of Ariosto's Italian.